Rehabilitation Officer for the Visually Impaired Apprentice

Number of Vacancies:

1

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Proposed Interview Date:

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Hours of Work:

37

Hiring Manager:

Georgina Kent

Contact Number: 

01482 616863 x6863

Job Description Summary:

We would love to hear from passionate and motivated individuals who want to work towards being a rehabilitation officer for the visually impaired to work and have the ability to undertake the 2 year apprenticeship programme.

The Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (Adults) Higher Apprenticeship programme is an integrated degree, which involves study within the university setting and work-based learning. The programme is run by Birmingham City University.

You will be employed as a Rehabilitation Officer for the Visually Impaired Apprentice, within the citywide sensory and telecare team in the Adult Social Care sector of Hull City Council where you will spend time in your work base and be an active member of your team, responding to the needs of the people using our services, as per the job description.

The study year runs over a 24-month practice-based programme combining learning and development through academic study and practice through the workplace and alternative practice placements.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – please ensure you can fulfil all the essential requirements on the person specification including qualifications and the information below before applying for this post:

· Attendance at university requires one full week every 5 weeks during which time you will be expected to stay in Birmingham.
· In addition, in year 2 you will also be required to attend for 2 full weeks around the start of the academic year in September.
· Reimbursement for accommodation can be made after the event.

Further information can be found below.

You must have experience of working and engaging directly with adults with sensory impairments, families and carers in either a professional, personal or voluntary capacity.

In addition you must demonstrate a practical understanding of the impact of both sensory impairment and physical, emotional and attitudinal barriers faced by vulnerable adults and disabled people. You must hold a current driving licence and be able to transport self and equipment to various locations within the city

Hull Adult Social Care is person centred and focuses on individuals’ strengths to support them to take control of improving their own health, resilience and wellbeing. We want to maximise people’s independence so individuals can achieve their goals and aspirations and live life to the fullest.

We work creatively with individuals, local communities and our partners, empowering them to deliver the best possible outcomes for people and to create a positive Adult Social Care culture. Our work is solution focussed, ensuring that those who most need support receive it and that we can continue supporting people in the future.

The role is to provide a holistic service to people of Hull with sight loss and/or hearing loss developing often complex and sometimes intensive rehabilitation packages, including daily living skills and orientation and mobility programmes.
The ideal candidate will have a level 3 specialist assessor qualifications for assessing deaf/blind people and have experience of assessing complex cases, joint working within a small specialist team which is part of a bigger multi- disciplinary team with social workers, OTs and Assistive Technology advisors and technicians in order to provide the best possible outcomes for people with a visual loss to improve independence and wellbeing.

The Ideal candidate will have a good understanding of the ROVI working standards and ideally be registered to the professional rehabilitation network, Also having some BSL skills would be advantageous. You will have a good understanding Social Care legislative framework including the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: 
1.    To promote and safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults, families and their carers, within the ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’ principles.

2.    Statutory Obligations - To have knowledge of the Key Legislation e.g., Mental Health Capacity Act, Human Rights Act, Care Act, Health and Safety at Work Act and Housing Regeneration Act and be able to apply these in practice.  

3.    To identify, complete and review appropriate assessments and interventions which support independence, reflecting the needs and views of the service user. 
These include but are not limited to: 
•    Sensory Assessments.
•    Visual registrations.
•    Rehab work plans with key focus on Daily living skills, communication skills, mobility training and low vision training.
•    Specialist deaf blind assessments.
•    Rehabilitation plans and 
•    Small aids and Minor adaptations
•    Capacity Assessment
•    Best Interest Decisions 
•    Positive Risk assessments
 
4.     Assessing, devising and providing professional judgement to visually impaired people and their carers with individual specialist Orientation and Mobility training packages, utilising positive risk assessment.  Assess and provide appropriate Communication packages in the development of Braille, Moon, Touch Typing and /or other forms of communication. Assess and provide specialist individual Independent Living Skills / Rehabilitation packages.

5.     Manage and prioritise an individual case load activity on a regular and agreed basis with their line manager.  The post holder must seek advice and support from Qualified ROVI, Practice Lead Manager, other members of multi-disciplinary teams and/or line manager wherever needed.  The post holder must operate at all times in a person-centred way, coproducing solutions as far with the person who will use the services.

6.    Works in partnership with colleagues in the team to actively facilitate a culture which promotes people’s independence and resilience, choice and control. Will reinforce a personalised service for the person to live well and remain independent by utilising universal services, community resources and networks as far as possible.

7.    The post holder will work with other professionals such as Care Providers, care staff, Social Worker Assessors and OTs. Building relationships with other professionals, service users and their families are an essential part of your role.

8.    Supporting in the triage and prioritisation of referrals where an assessment is identified as essential.

9.    The post holder will be an ambassador for safe, efficient and innovative ways of working, adhering to legislation and promoting evidence-based practise and musculoskeletal health. You will challenge poor moving and handling practises and unsafe risk management decisions.

10.    The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate H&S policy.

The above principal accountabilities are not exhaustive and may vary without changing the character of the job or level of responsibility. 

If the postholder requires a Standard or Enhanced DBS disclosure the candidate is required to declare full details of everything on their criminal record unless the conviction/s and/or caution/s are considered “protected” in line with filtering rules for DBS checks.

 

NC5088.Rehabilitation Officer for the Visually Impaired Apprentice.docx

Apprentice Candidate Pack

Apprenticeship Guidance.docx

Compensation Grades:

GRADES 6.

Pay Ranges:

£29,540.00 - £32,061.00

Job Classifications:

3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 7- Enhanced & Adults Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Essential 3A - It is essential for the postholder to have a current driving licence and to provide a car for work. (i.e. someone who did not meet these requirements could not be appointed to the post, since it would be impossible for the postholder to do the job without using a private car). These requirements would be essential criteria on the person specification for the post. (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Statutory Post)

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:
- A competitive salary
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
- Supportive and forward-thinking culture
- Great career development opportunities

Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. 

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. 

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.